Harness-terret



K. L. caou.

HARNESS TERRET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14. l9l8.

Patented May 13, 1919.

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WITNESSES UJ M ATTO R N EY citizen of the United States, residingKENNETH L. GROU, OF MOUNLDS VILLE, WEST VIRGINIA.

HARNESS-TERRET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1919.

Application filed March 14, 1918. Serial No. 222,452.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KENNETH L. (how, a at Moundsville, in the county ofMarshall and State of West Virginia, have invented cer- 'tain new anduseful Improvements in Harness-Terrets, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to harness terrets, and more particularly to aterret provided with rein retaining means.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a terret ofsimple construction and operation provided with means for retaining thehand line or rein in, the terret. A further object is to provide aterret having means for preventing turning or twisting of the line, thissecuring means also serving to normally prevent complete withdrawal ofthe rein from the terret. Further objects will appear from the detaileddescription.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of a saddle with terrets constructed inaccordance with my invention applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a front view of the terret partly in section to show the meansfor securing the securing plate in position.

The saddle 1 may be of any suitable or standard construction, and isprovided with the check rein hook 2 and the terrets 3, pp sitionedequi-distant therefrom. Each terret 3 is in the form of a nearly closedring, and is provided with a screw stem 4 by means of which it issecured to the saddle. The terret is further provided with a guide andstop plate 5 secured therein and extend ing at right angles to the axisof the screw stem 4. The body of the terret is provided with notches orrecesses which receive snugly the end portions of this plate, andsecuring screws 6 are inserted through the terret ring and screwed intothe ends of the plate. These screws serve to effectually preventaccidental displacement of the plate 5. The plate is spaced a suitabledistance above the lowermost point of the terret rin so as to provide a.rein receiving opening intermediate the plate and ring. This opening isof such width as to snugly receive the line or rein so as to permitproper move ment thereof while effectually preventing all play of therein in the ring and eliminating all possibility of the rein becomingtwisted. By this means, twisting or tangling of the rein is avoided. Inaddition, this terret is of material assistance when the harness isremoved, to loop the reins and secure them through the terrets of thesad dle. With terrets of ordinary construction, the reins thus becomeeasily twisted and tangled so that it frequently happens thatconsiderable difliculty is caused in straightening the reins outproperly, preliminary to securing them to the rings in the bridle. Byhaving the rein pass beneath plate 5, this twisting and tangling iseliminated, and the rein may be easily secured to the bridlering afterwhich it may be drawn beneath plate 5, the plate serving to straightenout any twist which may exist in the rein. By removing the screws 6, theplate 5 may be readily removed from the terret ring so as to permit thereins carried thereby to be completely removed when desired. This ringmay be readily applied to any saddle of suitable construction, and maybe readily formed from a terret ring of standard construction by thesimple expedient of providing the outputs or recesses for receiving theend portions of the plate and then securing this plate in position inthe manner set forth. For this reason, this terret may be produced atvery small cost and may be readily applied to a harness saddle ofstandard construction.

What I claim is:

1. A terret comprising a ring having slots formed transversely thereof,on the interior adjacent the bottom, and a plate spaced from the bottomof the ring and having its ends received in the slots.

2. A terret comprising a ring having slots formed transversely thereof,on the interior adjacent the bottom, a plate spaced from the bottom ofthe ring and having its ends received in the slots, and screws passingthrough the ring and engaging the ends of the plate.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

KENNETH L. CROU.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE FITZSIMMONS,

J. W. CRoU.

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